Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology

Author: Lance Day

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 1527

ISBN-13: 1134650205

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This Biographical Dictionary seeks to put the world of technology in the context of those who have made the most important contribution to it. For the first time information has been gathered on the people who have made the most significant advances in technology. From ancient times to the present day, the major inventors, discoverers and entrepreneurs from around the world are profiled, and their contribution to society explained and assessed. Structure The Dictionary presents descriptive and analytical biographies of its subjects in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry provides detailed information on the individual's life, work and relevance to their particular field. * in the first part of the entry, the information will include the dates and places of the subject's birth and death, together with their nationality and their field of activity * in the main body of the entry there follows an account of their principal achievements and their significance in the history of technology, along with full details of appointments and honours * finally an annotated bibliography will direct the reader to the subject's principal writings and publications and to the most important secondary works which the reader can consult for further information. Special Features: * The first work in existence to examine technologists in detail * Contains over 1,500 entries giving detailed information * Extensive cross-references enable the reader to compare subjects and build up a picture of technological advance^ * Figures drawn from fields such as Aeronautics, Telecommunications, Architecture, Photography and Textiles

Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology

Author: Lance Day

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 1527

ISBN-13: 1134650191

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This Biographical Dictionary seeks to put the world of technology in the context of those who have made the most important contribution to it. For the first time information has been gathered on the people who have made the most significant advances in technology. From ancient times to the present day, the major inventors, discoverers and entrepreneurs from around the world are profiled, and their contribution to society explained and assessed. Structure The Dictionary presents descriptive and analytical biographies of its subjects in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry provides detailed information on the individual's life, work and relevance to their particular field. * in the first part of the entry, the information will include the dates and places of the subject's birth and death, together with their nationality and their field of activity * in the main body of the entry there follows an account of their principal achievements and their significance in the history of technology, along with full details of appointments and honours * finally an annotated bibliography will direct the reader to the subject's principal writings and publications and to the most important secondary works which the reader can consult for further information. Special Features: * The first work in existence to examine technologists in detail * Contains over 1,500 entries giving detailed information * Extensive cross-references enable the reader to compare subjects and build up a picture of technological advance^ * Figures drawn from fields such as Aeronautics, Telecommunications, Architecture, Photography and Textiles

Biographical Dictionaries by Topic
Biographical Dictionaries by Topic

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781230561318

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers, A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Daughters of Light, Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Dictionary of Scientific Biography, English Eccentrics and Eccentricities, International Who's Who in Music, SIKART, The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, Who's Who scam. Excerpt: Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is a history of science by Isaac Asimov, written as the biographies of over 1500 scientists. Organized chronologically, beginning with Imhotep (entry "") and concluding with Stephen Hawking (entry ""), each biographical entry is numbered, allowing for easy cross-referencing of one scientist with another. Nearly every biographical sketch contains links to other biographies. For example, the article about John Franklin Enders has the sentence "Fleming's penicillin was available thanks to the work of Florey and Chain . . ." This allows one to quickly refer to the articles about Fleming, Florey, and Chain. It includes scientists in all fields including biologists, chemists, astronomers, physicists, mathematicians, geologist, and explorers. The alphabetical list of biographical entries starts with ABBE, Cleveland and ends with ZWORYKIN, Vladimir Kosma In the second edition Isaac Newton receives the greatest coverage, a biography of seven pages. Galileo, Faraday and Einstein tie, with five pages each, and Lavoisier and Darwin get four pages each. Dutch writer Gerrit Krol said about the book, "One of the charms of this encyclopedia is that to each name he adds those with whom this...

The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Long

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07-16

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780282293116

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Excerpt from The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 1The first half volume of the Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge is now offered to the Public.A Biographical Dictionary must be viewed both as a whole and in its parts. Viewed as a whole, it must not be compared with a selection of Biographies, such, for instance, as the Lives of Plutarch, whose object was to inculcate moral lessons rather than simply to tell the events of a man's life. Viewed in its parts, a Biographical Dictionary must not be compared with special Biography, which has always a particular object, and also a completeness unattainable in a work which professes to give, within reasonable limits, some account of all persons who have lived and have done anything for which they ought to be remembered. A Biographical Dictionary is consulted as a ready means of getting sufficient information for the time, and as indicating the sources of further information. Any attempt, then, to produce in any given instance a perfect Biography, would be inconsistent both with the object and the limits of such a work. It would also interfere with that unity in the mode of treating the subjects which should characterise a Biographical Dictionary, in which little more ought to be attempted than to give a plain statement of the main events of a person's life, in simple language, and, in the case of a writer, a brief criticism on his principal works.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Long

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-23

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780365464976

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Excerpt from The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 2 Alexander, is thus presented to us by Shak spere, in his dialogue between Caesar and Antony: Cesar. Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep 0' nights: Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungr look. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A New Biographical Dictionary
A New Biographical Dictionary

Author: Stephen Jones

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 9780265594063

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Excerpt from A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons and Remarkable Characters in Every Age and Nation Mr. Wutuu Burtzn, Oxfimd-court, Cannon s'treet; whose friendly zeal has not been behind-h and qith his well-known ability to aid Such an undertaking: Mr. Touxms scarcely less distinguished as an amateur of the Arts in general, than for his match less skill in that of Ornamental Penmanship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published:

Total Pages: 667

ISBN-13: 0759120498

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American Women in Technology
American Women in Technology

Author: Linda Zierdt-Warshaw

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Published: 2000-07

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13:

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Details women's contributions to numerous fields including aerospace, engineering, information technology, telecommunications, and medical technology.

The Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1
The Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1

Author:

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-17

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 9781528374033

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Excerpt from The Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1: Of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge Aggas, robert, commonly called Au gus, an English landscape painter who lived in London during the reigns of James I. And Charles I. Graham, in his English School, terms Aggas a good landscape painter, both in oil and in distemper, and skilful in architecture, in which he painted many scenes for the playhouse in Covent Garden, or rather the theatre in Dorset Gardens, which Walpole supposes to he meant. Aggas died in London, in 1679, aged about 60 he was probably descended from Radulph or Edward Aggas. Few of his works are extant the best is a landscape presented by him to the Painter stainers' Company, in whose hall it is still pieserved. (walpole, Anecdotes of Painting in England.) R. N. W. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.